fibbi

My ex-car was 80K and 12 yrs....obey all maintainance schedule....the radiator still broke.."water boil" on the street ... still remembered that....

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41# fibbi

depends on make and which dealer he goes to, some time the coolant has never been flushed, such like a friend's mazda 3 and he tried to get warranty, a pain in the a$$...

lots of the time it could be saved by simply doing a coolant flush (besides it boils or frozen that can cause radiator blowing up, deposit in the cooling system can clog the radiator too)

fibbi

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It was a 92' 325i. Sold it already la...but I still remember I was in the middle of road while the water started to boil. The temperature just go right up. Ho scary ga...

Catpiano

It has been cold here .. ( not very bad, but compare to Van, I think -32 is cold already )

Once I start the car, do some shovel ..  then go!  

If just start the car, and let it sit ..  the heat will never kick in ..

shutterbug

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It was a 92' 325i. Sold it already la...but I still remember I was in the middle of road while the water started to boil. The temperature just go right up. Ho scary ga...
fibbi 發表於 2009-12-15 11:29

I think BMW calls for a special type of coolant.  Many times it's not because of not flushing coolant system often enough, it's because people put in the wrong stuff or parts failure.  Do you use tap water or distilled water?  That could make a big difference as our water have so much chlorine and minerals.  However, 99.9% of the auto repair (even dealerships) will use tap water.

fibbi

45# shutterbug


I didn't know...I didn't "touch" any of these things myself....

羽山

會變的比較好開

Catpiano

I think BMW calls for a special type of coolant.  Many times it's not because of not flushing coolant system often enough, it's because people put in the wrong stuff or parts failure.  Do you use tap ...
shutterbug 發表於 2009-12-15 12:19

Way way SB ..  I just add tap water ja wor ...   even windshield washer .. I add tap water sometimes ..


Fong bin ar ma ..

shutterbug

Windshield washer you add tap water?  Won't freezes in Calgary.

Don't worry 99.9% people will use tap water with antifreeze but it's not the recommended way.

For peace of mind you can change engine oil and flush cooling sys at much as you'd like I don't care, only the mother nature, the mechanic and the oil company care lol

Catpiano

SB, time is money .. that is why, most cars dont need to service that often ..

It is not that fun to go to dealer for oil change/service every 2-3 month .... wait there for hours ..